Ranking 'Dancing With the Stars' contestants from best to worst

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Although the "Dancing With the Stars" premiere was completely overshadowed by the two men who stormed the stage to protest Ryan Lochte (and were later arrested), there was still a two-hour episode filled with dances from the 13 contestants. We ranked them all, from best of the night to worst.

Although the "Dancing With the Stars" premiere was completely overshadowed by the two men who stormed the stage to protest Ryan Lochte (and were later arrested), there was still a two-hour episode filled with dances from the 13 contestants. We ranked them all, from best of the night to worst.

Best known as: Member of the beloved gold medal-winning Olympics gymnastics team.

Storyline: As the youngest member of the competition, but one of the most hyped, it's Val who is feeling the pressure to live up to the expectations.

Performance: "You just have this incredible sparkle," judge Carrie Ann Inaba gushed. She loves that Laurie legitimately wants to learn ballroom dancing and not just rely on her gymnastics skills. Len Goodman calls it "terrific" and Julianne Hough pronounces it "an absolute real cha cha ... you are the total package, girl." She also closed out the show - should we just give her the Mirror Ball Trophy now?

Dance: cha cha

Judge score: 8, 8, 7, 8 for a total of 31 out of 40

Age: 16

Best known as: Member of the beloved gold medal-winning Olympics gymnastics team.

Storyline: As the youngest member of the competition, but one of the most hyped, it's Val who is feeling the pressure to live up to the expectations.

Performance: "You just have this incredible sparkle," judge Carrie Ann Inaba gushed. She loves that Laurie legitimately wants to learn ballroom dancing and not just rely on her gymnastics skills. Len Goodman calls it "terrific" and Julianne Hough pronounces it "an absolute real cha cha ... you are the total package, girl." She also closed out the show - should we just give her the Mirror Ball Trophy now?